Review of Ghost in the Shell (1995) by Laura Evenson for San Francisco Chronicle — 12 Jan 2003
Mamoru Oshii's direction deftly merges gritty realism with a dreamlike quality. The only problem is that the characters reel off their existential speeches with such harried deadpan that it's hard to tell whether the angst is serious or tongue-in-cheek.
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This review of Ghost in the Shell (1995) was written by Laura Evenson and published by San Francisco Chronicle on 12 Jan 2003.
Ghost in the Shell has generally received very positive reviews.
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